What a Difference a Couple of Days Make

I feel BETTER! 110% better and it is fabulous!

It couldn’t have come at a better time too – Friday night, I was still dragging ass and even though I joined Brian on our back deck for a glass of wine after watching Swingers for the first time (MONEY, baby!) – I SO could have just went straight to bed that night. Tired, achy – GO AWAY!

Well – someone, something heard my prayers and I got up on Saturday and felt fine. I thought I didn’t need to do that much to get ready for the party – what a joke! I ran my ass off from around 9am that morning until the first guests arrived around 5:30, getting the house ready, running errands, cleaning, etc.

But it was totally worth it – the house looked fabulous and everyone fell all over themselves to tell me so, which made me feel great. The birthday girl was surprised enough to tear up a little when she opened the front door and saw a houseful of people who loved her and wanted to celebrate her special day with her. She was a little social butterfly, flitting from group to group, talking too loud, laughing too much – it was great to see. She deserves a good time like that so much after all of the hard times she has seen over the years.

Brian – my dear, sweet husband – ran his gorgeous ass off as well, grilling for around 30 people, making sure everyone had what they needed. I never would have been able to pull this thing off without him and I can never thank him enough for everything he did. The errands this week when I wasn’t feel good, the million trips to the store for that one last thing we forgot and wearing a path in our yard back and forth between the grill and our kitchen to make sure our guests didn’t run out of food. You are the best, sweetie – I don’t know what I did to deserve you!

So, the morning dawns bright and beautiful today, I am overflowing with energy and to top it all off, my house is already spotless from the day before so the day is all MINE to do whatever I please!

My aunt and I are going to see a movie this afternoon but haven’t decided which one yet – either Wall-e, Get Smart or Hancock. Then, with our cooler day today, I plan to get outside as much as possible, work in the garden, maybe fertilize my roses and for the first time in over a week – WORK OUT. My body is crying for a good, sweaty workout and I think I will try for a nice, long bike ride later this afternoon. I keep telling Brian I want to work up to a 10 mile ride – that would only take me about an hour, a little less if I haul it which shouldn’t be a problem a couple of times a week.

I can’t believe it is already the middle of July – the summer is half over and as I stare at the calendar, I try not to mourn for the days that have already past but all of the fun, summer days still to come.